Redwood National and State Parks
Mill Creek Horse Trail–Rellim Ridge Trail, 3 sights
10.7 mi · ▲ 2,137 ft · 4 hr 38 min
Mill Creek Horse Trail–Rellim Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Crescent City, CA. It climbs 2,137 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Mill Creek Horse Trail–Rellim Ridge Trail, 3 sights
10.7 mi · ▲ 2,137 ft · 4 hr 38 min
Elevation 167–1,017 ft
Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks
Trailhead: Mill Creek Horse Trail (North) · 41.75718, -124.14576
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mill Creek Horse Trail (North), heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Rellim Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Horse Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Horse Trail (Alt Loop), heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Reservoir Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Rellim Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Mill Creek Horse Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Horse Trail (Alt Loop), heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Horse Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Rellim Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto Mill Creek Horse Trail (North), heading NE.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Horses allowed on the whole route
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Mill Creek Horse Trail (North) Trailhead
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- Howland Summit via Mill Creek Horse Trail (North) 1.9 mi · ▲ 501 ft
- Mill Creek Horse Trail (North)–Mill Creek Horse Trail (West Loop), 4 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 1,734 ft
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